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(Application filed May 1.9, 1897. Renewed Apr. 2, 1898.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES ATENT Prion.

VAYMAN S. I-IUSTON, OF BLANDINSVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGN'OR OF ONE- HALF TO VILLIAM T. HARDESTY, OF SAME PLACE.

MANGER-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,999, dated October 4, 1898.

Application led May 19, 1897. Renewed April 2, 1898. Serial No. 676,252. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern/.-

Beit known that LWAYMAN S. HUSTON, re siding at Blandinsville, in the county of Mc- Donou gh and State of Illinois, have invented a new and'useful Manger-Guard, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to mangers for con taining hay, fodder, or other long feed for horses and cattle and is in the nature of a new and improved construction of guard for the same. Y

The object of my invention is to forma guard for the tops of manger-s which will prev vent horses or cattle from wasting the hay or other long feed contained therein,

A further object is to so. construct a manger-guard that it can be readily and easily placed in position when the manger is filled with hay or fodder and as readily removed when the manger is empty to permit of the refilling of the same.

Vith these objects in view my invention consists in a manger-guard provided with means whereby it may be readily placed in and removed from position and in other' improved constructions,arrangements,and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and afterward specifically pointed out in the claims.

I have clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings,lin which- Figure l is a perspective view showing a manger in position in the barn or stable with my improved guard in position on the manger ready for practical use. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof one member of my improved guard detached from the manger. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View showing the different parts comprising a member detached from each other, Fig.` A5 is a detail perspective view of one of the attaching brackets, being the one attached to the Wall.`

Fig. 6 is a central vertical section through the same from front to rear. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view showing the attaching-bracket at the other end of theI guard to be attached to the inside of the front Wall of the manger, and Fig. 8 is a central vertical section through the bracket shown in Fig. 7 in the position it assumes when in place for use.

' partition would form the other end wall.

Like letters of reference mark the same parts .wherever they occur in the various figures of the drawings,

In the accompanying drawings, A is the wall of a stable or barn to which the manger is to be attached, and B is the side wall or partition of a stall therein, which in this instance serves as one end wall of the manger. Should the manger be long enough to reach entirely across a stall, then the next adjacent As illustrated, however, an end wall O is shown in the form of an inverted right-angle triangle vcomposed of slatwork, attached on its perpendicular side to the wall A, its base being on top and its hypotenuse forming its inwardly-inclined front.

D is the front of the manger, connected to the front orinclined edge or side of the end wall O in any suitable manner, either permanently by nails or screws, or it might be pivotally attached at the bottom and have suitable locking devices at the top to hold it rigid in its closed position.

The manger thus described may be varied in details of construction to suit the fancy of the owner; but that shownis well adapted 'to receive my-improved guard.

E is one of the members of my guard, of which there may be as manyas may be preferred, according to the length of` the manger. They are duplicates in construction, and the illustration and description in detail of oneof them will serve for all.v

Each member is provided lwith abody-piece F, consisting of' a section of pipe` provided with an exterior screw-thread F' at each end and having a centrally bored or perforated diaphragm F2 at about its mid-length. On each end vof the body F is threaded a cappiece, (marked G and IL) the cap-piece G being provided with a radiating flange G and a fixed pintle or bolt G2, projecting centrally therefrom in line with the length of the body F. The cap H has a similar iange I-I, and instead of a rigid pintle or bolt it is centrally bored or perforated to receive a bolt Lwhich projects from the end in line with the body, passes through the perforation, a part Way through the body F, and through the diaphragm F2. This bolt has a stem or hand- Ioo ` per edge of the front D of the manger.

piece I secured in one side, which is inserted therein through a slot F3 in the body F and limits the sliding of the bolt longitudinally in the body. The inner end of the bolt I is slightly reduced in diameter, and on this portion is coiled a spiral spring J, which bears at its inner end against the diaphragm F2 of body F and at its outer end against the shoulder formed at the junction of the two difterent thicknesses of the bolt I, thus always tending to push the bolt I to its outer position, as shown in Figs. 2 and On the inside of the front Wall D of the manger are placed a number of brackets correspondin g to the number of guard members to be used, one of such brackets being illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. These brackets may be solid or hollen7 and are marked J. Each bracket has anges J', through which pass the nails or screws to secure it in position, a hole J to receive the bolt I, and an inclined notch or groove J3, leading from t-he top to said bore J2 to properly guide the end of the bolt into the bore. The corresponding bracket K is secured to the inside of the up- Itis similar in construction to bracket J, except that its body, 'containing the bore K2 to receive the front pintle, and the inclined groove K3 to guide the pintle into the bore are at a diii'erent angle to the flanges K', so as to bring the bore K2 on a horizontal line when the iianges K are secured to the inclined front of the manger.

Each guard member is inserted in place by first placing the rigid end pintle into the bore K2 and sliding it down groove K3 to insure its entry into the bore and facilitating its use Without a light, then bringing the other end down until the spring-bolt enters the inclined groove J 2, guiding it to the bore J2, and pushing in the bolt I until the bore is reached, when the bolt will snap into position therein.

To remove a guard member, it is vonly necessary to withdraw the bolt from the bore J2 by means of handpiece I' and lift it out of bore K2, When it Will be free to be laid away or otherwise disposed of.

lVhen a manger with an open top is illed with hay, fodder, or other long food, it is Well known that the horses or cattle in eating the same Waste a large proportion thereof by grasping more than they can get into their mouths and dropping the surplus upon the fioor to be trampled upon and spoiled. It is to obviate this difficulty and prevent this Waste of feed that my invention has been produced. The guard members hereinbefore described will be placed as close together as the judgment of the owner may dictate, limited by the size of the head of the animal andthe kind of long food to be used. Vhen the guards are in place, the horse or other animal Will thrust his head down between two of the members, and when he has taken up a portion of the food contained in the manger and raises his head all surplus loose hay or long food will be prevented from passing out of the manger by striking against the guard members on each side. j

My improved manger-guard is simple and cheap to construct, and it Will pay for itself in the saving of long food in a very short time.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new,l and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a manger of a pair of brackets secured opposite each other on the inside of its front and rear Walls, each bracket being provided with a horizontal socket and an inclined groove leading thereto, of a cross-bar or guard member provided at one end With a rigid pintle or bolt to enter one of said sockets, and at the other end with a spring-bolt to enter the other of said sockets, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a manger provided with a vertical rear wall and an inclined front Wall of a pair of brackets secured to said Walls opposite each other and provided with horizontal sockets and inclined grooves leading to said sockets, of a cross-bar or guard member consisting of a pipe-section threaded at each end, a head-piece threaded ou one end of said pipe-section and provided with a rigid pintle to enter one of said sockets and a sliding bolt normally held in position projecting beyond the other end of the pipe-section by spring-pressure, substantially as described.

3. The guard member for a manger-guard herein described consisting of the main body of pipe having an exterior thread at each end, a centrally-located perforated diaphragm,and a longitudinal slot in one side in combination with an end piece threaded on one end thereof and provided with a radiating ange and rigid pintle, a head-piece threaded on the opposite end of the body and provided With a perforated flange, and a spring-bolt projecting from the latter end of the tubular body and having ahandpiece projecting from the slot thereof, all substantially as set forth.

VVAYMAN S. IIUSTON.

Vitnesses:

W. T. HAnDEs'rv, W. W. IIAnnis'rY.

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